Patent SG-11201806447X-A (SG)
Title: Methods for production of carbon and hydrogen from natural gas and other hydrocarbons
Inventor: STILLER ALFRED H
IPC: C01B32/05
Filed: 2017-01-25
Abstract: PressureGauge Flowmeter >< $1) 1 11 -CO Pressure Regulator Argon Gas Cylinder Reactor Oven Figure 1. Diagram of magnesium carbide reactor set up W O 20 17 / 136 205 Al Pentane Boiler (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/136205 Al 10 August 2017 (10.08.2017) WIPO I PCT 1111111111111101110111111111110101111101110111011111111010111111111111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: B01J 21/10 (2006.01) C01B 32/05 (2017.01) C01B 3/26 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/014955 (22) International Filing Date: 25 January 2017 (25.01.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/289,566 1 February 2016 (01.02.2016) US (71) Applicant: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RE- SEARCH CORPORATION [US/US]; 886 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV 26506-6102 (US). (72) Inventor: STILLER, Alfred H.; c/o West Virginia Uni- versity, P.O. Box 6102, Morgantown, WV 26506-6102 (US). (74) Agents: RUTT, J., Steven et al.; The Marbury Law Group, PLLC, 11800 Sunrise Valley Dr., 15th Floor, Reston, VA 20191 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [Continued on next page] - (54) Title: METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF CARBON AND HYDROGEN FROM NATURAL GAS AND OTHER HYDRO- - CARBONS (57) : A method for producing elemental carbon and hydrogen gas directly from a hydrocar- bon (for example, natural gas or methane) using a chemical reaction or series of reactions. In an as- pect, other materials involved such as, for example, elemental magnesium, remain unchanged and func- tion as a catalyst. WO 2017/136205 Al MIDEDIMOMONIIMMEMIIIIMEIMIIMEMOVOIMIE Declarations under Rule 4.17: Published: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted with international search report (Art. 21(3)) a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii))